Welcome to Bea & VandenBerk

We seek to provide a broad range of legal services to tax-exempt organizations, small businesses, and individuals. It is our objective to provide high-quality legal services with a personal approach that is responsive to client needs. Please review our services and contact us if we can be of assistance.

Our Practice Areas

Nonprofit Corporate Law

Tax Compliance and Advising

Intellectual Property, Copyright & Trademark

Employment Law

Real Estate

Contracts & Commercial Transactions

Charitable Solicitation

Our Clients

501(c)(3) and other Nonprofits

Social Enterprises

Churches & Religious Organizations

Artists, Authors, and Filmmakers

Publishing & Entertainment

Small Businesses

Our not-for-profit has used the services of Bea & VandenBerk for many years. Their team is responsive to our needs, helps us with direction in our projects, and is committed to our mission. I highly recommend the firm.

International Nonprofit Paralegal

As the director of a small music nonprofit, I was faced with a legal problem that carried big risks. Attorney David Bea consulted with me as if I was a Fortune 500 company! At least that’s how it felt. His knowledge, experience, and confidence in the matters at hand were impressive, and we came to very good conclusions very quickly, and the case was closed and put behind us. I am infinitely grateful to David Bea for his willingness and understanding of our need for help. This kind of situation can easily bring down a small nonprofit.

Nonprofit President

Nonprofits

Don’t be complacent. Each year tax-exempt organizations in the United States receive hundreds of millions of dollars in donations. Donors contributing to 501(c)(3) organizations are able to deduct their own contributions from their taxes, subject to IRS limitations. Recently, a higher standard deduction has been put in place through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.Read More

Intellectual Property

How to Properly Use Music and Images During Worship Service Churches today use a variety of intellectual property during worship services, such as music, photographs, quotes, and video clips. These materials can be important to a worship service by increasing engagement, illustrating a point, or adding extra meaning to the service. However, most materials areRead More

Employment

Navigating the Possibility of Incurring UBTI Nonprofit organizations that provide employee parking benefits may be surprised to learn that they may be subject to incur unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). In addition, organizations with no UBTI may now be required to file form 990-T. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Act) amended Section 274 ofRead More